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A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58.text	A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marshiella Shaw 1985	<div><p>Marshiella Shaw, 1985</p><p>Marshiella Shaw, 1985: 329; Marsh et al., 1987: 98; Chen &amp; van Achterberg, 1997: 313; Shaw, 1997: 403; Belokobylskij, 2000: 192; Shaw &amp; Marsh, 2000: 277; Chen et al., 2004: 581.</p><p>Type species (by original designation): Streblocera pulvillicornis Walley &amp; MacKay, 1963 .</p><p>Diagnosis: Female antenna raptorial; basal flagellomeres 1–4 flattened, somewhat heart-shaped in dorsal view, densely setose, setae flattened and broader apically (Fig. 1 A–C); occipital carina complete; malar suture present; precoxal sulcus impressed and sculptured; remainder of mesopleuron largely smooth; notauli completely present; scutellar suture deep and carinate; scutellum smooth; propodeum carinate with confused rugulose sculpture between carinae (Fig. 2 D–F); veins 1-SR+M and r-m of fore wing absent; vein M+CU of hind wing much longer than vein 1-M (Fig. 2 G); tarsal claws simple; first tergite narrow basally and gradually widened apically; ovipositor sheath slender, sparsely setose (Fig. 2 H–I).</p><p>Biology: Marshiella plumicornis (Ruthe, 1856) has been reared from Attelabus monoceros (L.). (Yu et al. 2016)</p><p>Distribution(Region): Eastern and Western Palaearctic; Europe; Nearctic; Neotropical; Oriental.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A32B8798FFE5E36FFF70A99EFAC2FD58	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Amat, Zibaidam;Achterberg, Cornelis Van;Zhao, Guo-Shuai;Fang, Yu;Tang, Pu;Li, Qin	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.text	A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marshiella baichengensis Amat & van Achterberg 2025	<div><p>Marshiella baichengensis Amat &amp; van Achterberg, sp. nov.</p><p>Figs 1, 2</p><p>Holotype, ♀, China, Xinjiang, Aksu prefecture, Baicheng county (in walnut orchard - Malaise trap) VII.1–15.2024, Li Qin group.</p><p>Description. Holotype, ♀, length of fore wing 2.6 mm, and of body 3.0 mm.</p><p>Head. Antenna with 18 antennomeres and 0.8 × length of fore wing, 0.7 × length of body; first to fourth flagellomeres flatted, heart-shaped emarginated apically (but fourth flagellomeres nearly truncate apically) in dorsal view (Figs 1. A–C), densely setose; first flagellomere 1.3 × length of second flagellomere; first, second and penultimate flagellomere 2.7, 2 and 1.3 × its wide, respectively; third flagellomere 1.3 × length of fourth flagellomere, fifth flagellomere as long as fourth flagellomere; eye 0.5 × length of temple in dorsal view; ocelli small, OOL:OD:POL = 2:3.5:1.5 (Fig. 2 C); frons broadly raised medio-longitudinally, vertex and frons largely rugulose; occipital carina complete; width of face nearly 1.2 × its height, granulate, but nearly smooth; clypeus nearly smooth, narrower than face, convex medially, width of clypeus 1.3 × its height.</p><p>Mesosoma. Length of mesosoma 1.4× its height (Figs 2 D-E); lateral side of pronotum with transverse carinae, and medially smooth (Fig 2 E); mesoscutum smooth and highly polished, its middle lobe with sparse setae, and lateral lobes glabrous, notauli complete, moderately wide, with irregular crenulations anteriorly and rugose posteriorly; scutellar sulcus with three carinae (Fig. 2 D); mesopleuron mostly smooth ventrally; postpectal carina present medio-ventrally; precoxal sulcus relatively long and with irregular rugae; scutellum flat and smooth; dorso-lateral regions of propodeum completely reticulate-rugose (Fig. 2 E); posterior surface perpendicular to dorsal surface, and with a slight medio-longitudinal concavity (Fig. 2 F).</p><p>Wings (Fig. 2 G). Fore wing: 1-SR+M absent; 1-R1 0.3 × length of pterostigma; SR1+3-SR strongly curved; r:2-SR = 1:5; vein r issued from basal 0.7 of pterostigma; vein m-cu slightly postfurcal; vein cu-a postfurcal; veins 2-1A and CU1b absent; vein m-cu 0.7 × vein 1-M. Hind wing: vein 1-M 0.2 × vein M+CU; vein cu-a 1.2× vein 1r-m.</p><p>Legs. Middle leg: tibia 2.6× length of coxa, 1.4× length of femur; hind leg: tibia 2.8 × length of coxa, 0.9× length of femur; hind coxa smooth, 2 × its width.</p><p>Metasoma. First tergite narrow basally, and gradually widened apically (Fig. 2 H), its maximum width 3 × its minimum width in dorsal view, length of first tergite 1.5 × its maximum width, small spiracular tubercles in front of middle tergite, and no dorsope, rugose in front of level of spiracular tubercles, and remainder of tergite longitudinally rugose; remaining tergites smooth, flattened and shiny (Fig. 2 I); ovipositor sheath is much shorter than half length of the metasoma, ovipositor wide and thick basally, slender apically, and slightly curved.</p><p>Colour. Scape, pedicellus, and first flagellomere yellowish, second and third flagellomeres light brown, and remaining blackish brown; lateral side of pronotum dark brown, middle part of lateral mesoscutal lobes blackish with brown laterally, middle mesoscutal lobe dark brown, scutellum and propodeum blackish; pterostigma dark brown, and wing veins light brown; legs yellow; metasoma dark brown; base of ovipositor transparent, and apex light yellow.</p><p>Biology: Unknown.</p><p>Distribution: China (Palaearctic).</p><p>Etymology: Named after the county of the collection site.</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A32B8798FFE5E36DFF70AA06FC80FD08	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		MagnoliaPress via Plazi	Amat, Zibaidam;Achterberg, Cornelis Van;Zhao, Guo-Shuai;Fang, Yu;Tang, Pu;Li, Qin	Amat, Zibaidam, Achterberg, Cornelis Van, Zhao, Guo-Shuai, Fang, Yu, Tang, Pu, Li, Qin (2025): Unveiling a new taxon belonging to Marshiella Shaw (Hymenoptera: Braconidae). Zootaxa 5679 (1): 143-147, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.5679.1.9
A32B8798FFE7E36DFF70ABBEFA4FF8F6.text	A32B8798FFE7E36DFF70ABBEFA4FF8F6.taxon	http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text	http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#GeneralDescription	text/html	en	Marshiella Shaw 1985	<div><p>Key to Marshiella Shaw (females)</p><p>1 Fifth flagellomere in ventral view heart-shaped emarginated apically, in dorsal view strongly flattened and nearly twice wider than sixth flagellomere [New World]...................................................................... 2</p><p>- Fifth flagellomere cylindrical and in ventral view truncate apically, in dorsal view slender and slightly wider than sixth flagellomere......................................................................................... 3</p><p>2 First metasomal tergite entirely smooth beyond level of spiracles; area between posterior ocellus and eye pale yellowish white............................................................................. M. marshi Marsh, 2000</p><p>- First metasomal tergite finely rugulose beyond level of spiracles; area between posterior ocellus and eye partly dark brown or black.............................................................................. M. bobella Shaw, 2000</p><p>3 Second–fourth flagellomeres in dorsal view strongly widened and about twice wider than 8 th –10 th flagellomeres; dorso-lateral areas of propodeum smooth and polished [New World]....................................................... 4</p><p>- Second-fourth flagellomeres in dorsal view slightly widened and at most slightly wider than 8 th –10 th flagellomeres; dorso-lateral areas of propodeum smooth and polished [mainly Old World]............................................. 5</p><p>4 Antennal segments about 17; mesosoma reddish brown; second and third flagellomeres with straight setae; body length less than 2.0 mm....................................................... M. pulvillicornis (Walley &amp; MacKay, 1963)</p><p>- Antennal segments 19–21; mesosoma black; second and third flagellomeres with curved setae; body length more than 2 mm ................................................................................ M. lettermani Shaw, 2000</p><p>5 Vein r emitted distinctly beyond middle of pterostigma; third and fourth flagellomeres slender (Fig. 1 A–C).............................................................................................. M. baichengensis sp. nov.</p><p>- Vein r emitted near middle of pterostigma or slightly beyond middle; third and fourth flagellomeres robust.............. 6</p><p>6 First flagellomere 1.5–2.0 × length of second flagellomere; antennomeres 19–21................................... 7</p><p>- First flagellomere 1.1–1.3 × length of second flagellomere (unknown in M. plumicornis); antennomeres 17–21........... 9</p><p>7 Fourth flagellomere in ventral view emarginate apically; length of malar space equal to basal width of mandible; metasoma (except first tergite) black...................................................... M. homala Shamim et al., 2004</p><p>- Fourth flagellomere in ventral view truncate apically; length of malar space 0.6–0.7 × basal width of mandible; metasoma yellowish brown or pale reddish brown.................................................................... 8</p><p>8 First and second flagellomeres shallowly emarginated in ventral view, not more than 0.3 × length of flagellomere [Japan]........................................................................... M. aichiensis Belokobylskij, 2000</p><p>- First and second flagellomeres deeply emarginated in ventral view, up to 0.5 × length of flagellomere [China]............................................................................................ M. yifangia Li et al., 2021</p><p>9 Ovipositor sheath about half as long as metasoma; body black but head partly dark reddish brown [Europe, Nearctic]................................................................................... M. plumicornis (Ruthe, 1856)</p><p>- Ovipositor sheath distinctly longer than metasoma; body brownish yellow or reddish brown [China].................. 10</p><p>10 Fifth flagellomere much smaller than sixth flagellomere; first flagellomere about 1.3 × length of second flagellomere; antennomeres about 19................................................ M. binarius Chen &amp; van Achterberg, 1997</p><p>- Fifth flagellomere similar to sixth flagellomere; first flagellomere about 1.1 × length of second flagellomere; antennomeres about 21........................................................... M. sinensis Chen &amp; van Achterberg, 1997</p></div>	https://treatment.plazi.org/id/A32B8798FFE7E36DFF70ABBEFA4FF8F6	Public Domain	No known copyright restrictions apply. See Agosti, D., Egloff, W., 2009. Taxonomic information exchange and copyright: the Plazi approach. BMC Research Notes 2009, 2:53 for further explanation.		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